US Navy nose cone colours?

US Navy nose cone colours?)
From: "Not Nice Anymore"
Date: 12/3/2003 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
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I was a VS-31 A/C flying AFs and S-2s.

Always a pleasure to meet another Topcat! You operate Julie and Sniffer, that
type of thing..?

v/r
Gordon

Yes, as well as the RADAR. Later on, JEZABEL (as well).

"Gordon" wrote in message
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US Navy nose cone colours?)
From: "Not Nice Anymore"
Date: 12/3/2003 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

I was a VS-31 A/C flying AFs and S-2s.

Always a pleasure to meet another Topcat! You operate Julie and Sniffer,
that
type of thing..?

v/r
Gordon

"Gordon" wrote in message

Always a pleasure to meet another Topcat! You operate Julie and Sniffer,
that
type of thing..?

Be careful with that Sniffer lest you make Julie mad!g

Bill Kambic

P.S. In my collection of misc. stuff in the garage I have an old picture of
Julie Gibson, the girl who could make passive bouys go active!!!!!!!!!!

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to get over it.

Ralph- VF-31 `Tomcatters' also used to have black
radomes on their Phantoms and Tomcats, and kept painting the radomes
black on many of their aircraft into the early `ninetees. BRBR

Yep and don't forget the red hub caps!!

In VF-31 'Pencil Noses' in Turkeys, 1985-1988
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

There was no hard and fast rule about the color of Radomes. All Radomes were
coated with a rubberized anti-erosion coating. This was to protect the ones
made up of fiberglass. These coating's came in 3 colors, White, a off
white/light yellow and black. You could add any paint to colorize the
coating.
Once the Sqd's got the new jet from the factory or back from NARF the
radomes were normally not painted. Reason for this was they was a school of
thought that felt that paint would interfere with the radar or impurities in
the pain would interfere with the radar.
Upon receipt of the Aircraft the Sqds would paint the radome per Sqd
instructions. Most A/C just stuck with the gray on top and the white
underbelly for the Radomes. I was once told that the F-4 guys liked the
black because it was a flat paint with no glare.
Frank


"lee garnett" wrote in message
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Could anyone explain what the rules were for nose cone colours on Navy
jets
during Vietnam?

Is it Squadron Commander, Pacific vs Atlantic, paint available.......

The pictures of F4s, F8s and A7s I've seen shown black and white even on
the
same carrier [and the occasional pale yellow].


Thank you in advance for any help

Lee

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